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Hi, we are Rachel
and I am Eric
from Temple University's Occupational Therapy department
This video is intended to show the ease and effective use
of the dressing stick tool to don a coat while maintaining sternal precautions.
Sternal precautions are often given
to a patient to preserve the integrity of the suture.
These precautions restrict the patient from lifting their arm
or flexing their shoulder over 90 degrees.
The precautions also recommend not externally rotating the shoulder.
The dressing stick tool is a piece of low tech assistive technology
It is given to patients to help complete the task
of dressing if there is any limitation in shoulder or arm range of motion.
Eric will demonstrate how to don his coat using a dressing stick and maintaining sternal precautions.
You can use the dressing stick to remove the coat from its coat hook.
Holding the dressing stick and the coat in the same hand
take your free hand and place it though the appropriate sleeve
pulling it all the way onto your shoulder.
Locate the empty sleeve
Pull it around in front of you inside out
So you can access the armpit area
Using the open end of the dressing stick.
Place that hook into the armpit hole.
Maintaing some pressure on the seam
work the coat around your back
so you can grab it on the other side with your other hand.
Now remove the hook and align the coat
so your arm can be pushed straight through the sleeve.
Viola, you have donned a coat using a dressing stick.
Thank you for watching, and remember:
A tool is only as good as its teacher, so teach well.